Wednesday, August 16, 2006

69 dead due to floods in 18 districts of the state in last few days. Incessant rains had stuck the state and many rivers and drains in urban areas had overflown leading to losses worth 6950 crores. About 40,000 houses have bene affected and thousand of cattles have been lost due the floods in the state in last few days. 79 relief camps have been set up in various places in the state to support about 38 595 affected in the state. Bhopal reamins the worst affected with 16 dead in the capital.